NTEN

MARCH 6, 2012

In the second half of 2011, when we set out to look at the “State of the Nonprofit Cloud”, we weren’t sure what to expect—and what we found after surveying US nonprofits and conducting follow-up interviews was that it’s somewhat.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 21, 2010

Sunday, March 21, 2010 Do Exit Interviews Knowing why an employee leaves your company can help you to reduce your employee turnover rate. So, do an exit interview whenever possible with each departing employee. The book is a quick and handy resource for any leader, manager or Human Resource professional. Don't Praise.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 23, 2010

Saturday, October 23, 2010 Key Interviewing Questions To Ask To Identify Leaders The next time you are interviewing a candidate and you want to access their leadership skills, consider asking the candidate these questions: What personal qualities define you as a leader? Are You Doing All You Can To Retain Your Employees.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

Here are 10 questions Polaris recommends you ask employees as part of a wide-ranging employee satisfaction and engagement survey : For each of the following statements, indicate if you: • Strongly disagree • Disagree • Somewhat disagree • Agree • Strongly agree 1. Don't Praise.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 28, 2010

Tuesday, December 28, 2010 A Maxim For Leaders For 2011 I heard this advice quoted the other day and wanted to share it. All great advice for leaders and managers as we start 2011. Its from William Arthur Ward , one of Americas most quoted writers of inspirational maxims: Do more than belong: participate. Don't Praise.

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ASU Lodestar Center

AUGUST 10, 2012

First up: The Chronicle of Philanthropy’s recent survey of more than 900 young nonprofit professionals. Case in point, YNPN’s 2011 survey of young nonprofit workers found that “commitment to remaining in a nonprofit job weakened as employees got older.” In 2011, 35% of respondents said that “direct service” positions—i.e.,

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

" A Devaluation of "Friends" May Be Driving Trust in Thought Leaders – Steve Rubel – "This morning in Davos our CEO Richard Edelman unveiled the key findings of the 2011 Edelman Trust Barometer – an annual survey. There's a lot to dig into here.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 20, 2014

If you don''t yet believe the power of social selling, consider these stats and realities from Belew''s book : Without social selling, 40 percent of sales teams make less than 80 percent of quota, on average (Xactly research).

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 29, 2015

If you don't yet believe the power of social selling, consider these stats and realities from Belew's book : Without social selling, 40 percent of sales teams make less than 80 percent of quota, on average (Xactly research).

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NTEN

JUNE 22, 2011

Today, I'm live blogging a few sessions from the 2011 Millennial Donor Summit. The survey was distributed online only. Instead of printed annual reports, try doing a video with interview and clips from what you've done the last year. This session focuses on Millennial Donors, with Angela White from JGA presenting.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JANUARY 30, 2017

According to a study conducted in 2011, 86 percent of nonprofit board members are Caucasian (Schwartz, Weinberg, Hagenbuch, & Scott, 2011). Capstone CEO Interview [In-person interview]. posted by Carissa Oberlin Graduate Alumna, ASU Master of Nonprofit Leadership & Management. Sources: Cecala, K. 2016, October 3).

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NTEN

DECEMBER 19, 2011

[Editor's note: The following is an excerpt of an article in the December 2011 issue of NTEN:Change. Decide how information can be efficiently and realistically gathered utilizing the different methods that are best for your organization including: Surveys - Consider what features you will need.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 8, 2011

Last week, I facilitated an interactive keynote in Seattle at 2011 Tech for Good Leadership Summit sponsored by Microsoft Community Affairs , in partnership with NPower Seattle. By all accounts , the event held the space for peer learning. The survey asked participants to share their great social media challenges.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MARCH 14, 2012

We gathered input from other current and past users via online surveys and phone interviews, and we’re still gathering feedback. All of us at Benetech felt that it was absolutely essential to once again rely on our user community as we plan how to utilize these limited resources most effectively.

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Judi Sohn

MARCH 12, 2011

The organization I helped found as Colorectal Cancer Coalition in 2005 officially became Fight Colorectal Cancer on Monday, March 6, 2011. Nancy Roach, our founder, casually surveyed some of us early stakeholders to decide on a name. They interviewed key stakeholders. They sent out surveys. Why did we do this?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 4, 2011

Tuesday, January 4, 2011 Are You Doing All You Can To Retain Your Employees? A survey recently completed by the job-placement firm Manpower that found 84 percent of employees intend to look around for a new job this year, and that is up from 60 percent last year. Are You Doing All You Can To Retain Your Employees. Don't Praise.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 17, 2010

Sunday, October 17, 2010 What To Think About For Next Year Hopefully, 2011 will be better for most businesses. ▼ 2010 (108) ► December (9) 70 New Year's Resolutions For Leaders A Maxim For Leaders For 2011 Resolve To Find A Mentor In 2011 Great Year-End Advice For Leaders Ask Your Customers To Help You Write Your Strategi.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 15, 2011

Saturday, January 15, 2011 Reach Communications & Leadership Expert David Grossman Via His New App If you havent engaged with David Grossmans website, Blog and incredibly useful eBooks, make a point of checking them all out at his website for The Grossman Group. Are You Doing All You Can To Retain Your Employees. Don't Praise.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 8, 2011

That percentage, based on exit surveys of more than 4,300 employees from 80 companies, is up from the 42% of employees who in 2008 said they wouldn't recommend their employer. Most of the 80 companies had more than $2 billion in annual revenues, so perhaps the 2011 percentage would be lower had smaller companies been surveyed.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 9, 2010

As we near the last quarter of 2010, its wise to think about how we can make our businesses stronger in 2011. Set a goal to get your crisis management program in place by the end of this year so youll start 2011 well prepared! Thursday, September 9, 2010 Is Your Crisis Management Program In Place? And, how often? Don't Praise.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 7, 2010

To do that, you need to ask specific questions that may not be ones you currently include in your exit interviews. Fortunately, Richard Finnegan, shares in his new book, Rethinking Retention in Good Times and Bad , four key questions you should include in your exit interviews: Why did you decide to leave us? Don't Praise.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 20, 2011

Thursday, January 20, 2011 "Great Places To Work" Employee Perks StLouis magazine is featuring in its January issue 60 companies that they deemed "great places to work". Helping those companies to earn that honor are the perks they give their employees, some of which you might want to consider for 2011. Don't Praise.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 26, 2010

Sunday, September 26, 2010 How To Create A "Best Places To Work" Company Overland Park, Kansas-based author Leigh Branham, along with Mark Hirschfeld, recently completed a survey of 10,000 employees in 43 states to better understand what separates a "best places to work" company from other companies. Don't Praise.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 18, 2011

Disclaimer Friday, March 18, 2011 Research Friday: "Really, How Many People Volunteer?" The main point of comparison is information on volunteering from the Current Population Survey (CPS), conducted by the U.S. Though volunteerism questions come late in a very lengthy, multi-purpose survey, hang-ups are fairly rare.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 8, 2010

The online survey tool uses a 45 question assessment to measure your leadership skills across 15 dimensions of leadership. The self-evaluation survey is free and its the first step in the program. Also free is a summary analysis of your results. A full reporting on your results costs $79. Don't Praise.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

For example, they know from their survey research, real-time monitoring, and content analysis of comments on their posts that a lot of people care deeply about environment issues, but don’t self-identify as “environmentalists.” Once we’ve hooked them, we engage with our community until they own the idea and run with it. Source: grist.org.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 30, 2010

Monday, August 30, 2010 Top Five Factors That Drive Employee Loyalty A 2010 survey by the Society for Human Resource Management shows that job security is what matters most to employees. . -- Eric Jacobson -- formerly a Senior Vice President at Penton Media in Overland Park, Kansas (Kansas City, MO). Don't Praise.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 20, 2010

▼ 2010 (108) ► December (9) 70 New Year's Resolutions For Leaders A Maxim For Leaders For 2011 Resolve To Find A Mentor In 2011 Great Year-End Advice For Leaders Ask Your Customers To Help You Write Your Strategi. "Great Places To Work" Employee Perks New Book Shows You How To Set A Goal And Then Reac.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2010

▼ 2010 (108) ▼ December (9) 70 New Year's Resolutions For Leaders A Maxim For Leaders For 2011 Resolve To Find A Mentor In 2011 Great Year-End Advice For Leaders Ask Your Customers To Help You Write Your Strategi. "Great Places To Work" Employee Perks New Book Shows You How To Set A Goal And Then Reac.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

APRIL 12, 2010

Monday, April 12, 2010 Build These Leadership Skills I had the pleasure of interviewing Overland Park, KS-based author Leigh Branham recently. ► November (10) Read "The Seven Arts Of Change" 4 Quick Tips For How To Lead More Effectively 5 Reasons To Do An Employee Survey Give Positive Feedback. Don't Praise.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2010

▼ 2010 (108) ▼ December (9) 70 New Year's Resolutions For Leaders A Maxim For Leaders For 2011 Resolve To Find A Mentor In 2011 Great Year-End Advice For Leaders Ask Your Customers To Help You Write Your Strategi. "Great Places To Work" Employee Perks New Book Shows You How To Set A Goal And Then Reac.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 18, 2010

▼ 2010 (108) ► December (9) 70 New Year's Resolutions For Leaders A Maxim For Leaders For 2011 Resolve To Find A Mentor In 2011 Great Year-End Advice For Leaders Ask Your Customers To Help You Write Your Strategi. "Great Places To Work" Employee Perks New Book Shows You How To Set A Goal And Then Reac.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2010

▼ 2010 (108) ▼ December (9) 70 New Year's Resolutions For Leaders A Maxim For Leaders For 2011 Resolve To Find A Mentor In 2011 Great Year-End Advice For Leaders Ask Your Customers To Help You Write Your Strategi. "Great Places To Work" Employee Perks New Book Shows You How To Set A Goal And Then Reac.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 12, 2010

▼ 2010 (108) ▼ December (9) 70 New Year's Resolutions For Leaders A Maxim For Leaders For 2011 Resolve To Find A Mentor In 2011 Great Year-End Advice For Leaders Ask Your Customers To Help You Write Your Strategi. "Great Places To Work" Employee Perks New Book Shows You How To Set A Goal And Then Reac.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 16, 2011

Sunday, January 16, 2011 20 New Words Every Leader Should Know Each year, new words and expressions become bona fide entries into the worlds top English dictionaries. ► November (10) Read "The Seven Arts Of Change" 4 Quick Tips For How To Lead More Effectively 5 Reasons To Do An Employee Survey Give Positive Feedback.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 5, 2010

▼ 2010 (108) ► December (9) 70 New Year's Resolutions For Leaders A Maxim For Leaders For 2011 Resolve To Find A Mentor In 2011 Great Year-End Advice For Leaders Ask Your Customers To Help You Write Your Strategi. "Great Places To Work" Employee Perks New Book Shows You How To Set A Goal And Then Reac.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 6, 2011

Thursday, January 6, 2011 Honor The Legacy Of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. ► 2010 (108) ► December (9) 70 New Year's Resolutions For Leaders A Maxim For Leaders For 2011 Resolve To Find A Mentor In 2011 Great Year-End Advice For Leaders Ask Your Customers To Help You Write Your Strategi. Don't Praise.

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